Chalco Shanxi Al at Full Operation
10/03/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Chalco Shanxi resumed full capacity operation of 2.4 mtpy in late February on increased coal gas supply after suspending production for two months. The company’s March output is estimated to rise to 190 kt, up from 160 kt in January. The company produced 1.8 mln t of…
China Domestic Al Output 2.87 mln t in February
10/03/20 | Aluminium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 2.87 mln t of primary aluminium in February 2020, up 6.9% y-o-y. As of end-February, China’s completed primary aluminium capacity reached 40.99 mtpy, with 36.6 mtpy operational – a rate of 89.3%, down 0.2 percentage points m-o-m. Combined primary aluminium output…
China Domestic Aa Output 5.4 mln t in February
10/03/20 | Alumina
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 5.4 mln t of alumina in February 2020, of which 5.17 mln t was SGA, with daily average output of 178 kt, down 0.52% m-o-m and down 8.19% y-o-y. The impact of COVID-19 has resulted in 4.65 mtpy of alumina capacity cuts to…
Action Plan on Tailings Pond Risk Prevention
09/03/20
China Mining News MEM (Ministry of Emergency Management of PRC) has published the ‘Action Plan on Risk Prevention and Mitigation of Tailings Pond’. The Action Plan stipulates that to ensure normal construction and development of urgently needed and strategic mineral mines, the number of tailings ponds in China must be…
Aladdiny: Domestic Aa Output to Fall and Al to Rise in March
Fubao News COVID-19 has disrupted the domestic supply of bauxite, caustic soda and coal with 5.5 mtpy in alumina capacity cuts to date. Domestic refineries including Shanxi Xinfa, Xing’an Chemicals, Chiping Xinfa, and Weiqiao refiners have all cut capacity. According to Aladdiny, domestic alumina output is estimated at 5.38 mln…
1.5 mln t Imported Bx at Weiqiao Zhanhua Port in Feb.
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News A total of 1.5 mln t of imported bauxite was handled at Zhanhua Port of Weiqiao in February 2020, up 164% y-o-y, marking an all-time high. During the same period, 125.8 kt of imported alumina was handled at Zhanhua Port, up 26.4% y-o-y. Source
Weiqiao to Start Hongtai Al Project in Yunnan in Q3
06/03/20 | Aluminium
Asian Metal News Weiqiao Group is set to commission its Yunnan Hongtai New Material smelter project (2 mtpy primary aluminium via capacity replacement) by end-Q3 2020. Construction of phase I – consisting of 1 mtpy – began in November 2019 and is progressing smoothly, with completion expected in August…
East Hope Sanmenxia Restarts Two Aa Lines
06/03/20 | Alumina
Asian Metal News East Hope Sanmenxia, designed with 2.5 mtpy alumina capacity resumed operations on two alumina production lines in late February after a three-week suspension. East Hope Sanmenxia has five alumina production lines, four of which are operational in normal circumstances. The company suspended two lines due to…
Domestic Bx Inventory Continues to Fall
06/03/20 | Bauxite
Cnal News Domestic bauxite inventory continues to decline in China, falling to 7.66 mln t by end-February 2020, down 36.31% m-o-m and down 30.97% y-o-y. Regionally, inventories levels are: Shanxi 2.96 mln t, Guangxi 1.93 mln t, Henan 1.33 mln t, and Guizhou 1.15 mln t, down by 35.88%,…
